Category: Tri-Town News
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Hockey parents pushing for official recognition
FRHSD board members are asked to sanction new sport at 6 schools BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Agroup of about 150 people attended the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education meeting on Feb. 25 to ask administrators to sanction ice hockey as a sport within the district. The meeting was held at the…
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Ordinance proposes creation of local EMS advisory board
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – The Township Council has introduced an ordinance that would, if adopted, create the Jackson Township Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. A second reading, public hearing and possible vote for adoption of the ordinance are scheduled to be held at the council’s March 11 meeting. “The whole purpose of…
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Foundation benefits from casino night fundraiser
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – The Jackson Educational Foundation’s first Casino Night made guests believe they were not in Lakewood, but in one of Atlantic City’s finest casinos. The fundraiser for the foundation was held Feb. 16 at the Lakewood Country Club and was co-chaired by Township Councilman Scott Martin and Board of…
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Plumsted girl a winner in art teacher’s show
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer If anyone can lure children away from the din of the electronic world, it’s Elaine Smith, and the local artist has been doing just that for years. CLARE MARIE CELANO Art instructor Elaine Smith congratulates two of her students whose work was honored at a recent art show held…
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Kelly honored for efforts in helping at-risk children
Understanding that awareness and knowledge is key to helping children stay away from a life of crime and drugs, John Brogan, and Daniel Duddy, co-directors of Outta-Bounds, recently honored Ocean County Freeholder John P. Kelly, who serves as director of Law and Public Safety, for his work in helping at-risk children. Outta-Bounds is a program…
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Plan for 112 affordable units now before board
Applicant proposes 14 buildings with no age restrictions BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON- Windsor Crescent, which is an application for a 14-building affordable housing development, has come before the Planning Board seeking approval. Planning Board engineer Douglas Klee said the application seeks preliminary and final site plan approval for the construction of 112 rental…
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Town reaches cable TV deal
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Township Council members have announced a long-awaited agreement with Cablevision. At the Feb. 26 meeting, Councilman ScottMartin and Councilwoman Emily Ingram said they have been negotiating with Cablevision representatives for more than 18 months on the terms of a new contract. Cablevision provides cable television service in Jackson.…
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Lakewood natives relate fond hometown memories
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – “A Walk Down Memory Lane” gave a group of Lakewood natives the chance to recall their hometown during a recent event sponsored by the Lakewood Heritage Commission at the municipal building. The participants’ nostalgic recollections of the place where they grew up painted a picture of a utopia…
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Egg-throwing incident nets 2 guilty pleas
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – Charges were resolved late last year against four young adults who were initially charged with assault and bias intimidation against members of Lakewood’s Jewish community. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of June 17 when police received a call regarding a red pick-up truck carrying several…
